Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : DK Pub., [2013]
©2013
©2013
EDITION
First American edition
DESCRIPTION
224 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
1465402187, 9781465402189, 9781465402189, 1465402187 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
What is a gem? -- How gems form -- Crystals -- Classifying gems -- Physical properties -- Optical properties -- Where gemstones are found -- Mining gemstones -- Cutting gems -- Polishing and engraving gems -- Gem enhancement -- Synthetic gems -- History and folklore -- Collecting gems -- Gemstones. Precious metals -- Cut stones -- Organics -- Glossary